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Local Projects Team conjures another holiday miracle
Miracles do come true. Of course, if you follow The Giving Circle, you already knew that! Our local projects team, led by Ron Deutsch, recently completed another holiday miracle in the Town of Greenfield. The team was notified that an older woman, who had fallen ill and been hospitalized for quite some time, could only […]
Continue readingLarge grant to help The Giving Circle to improve teaching and learning
Through the generosity of Business for Good, a Saratoga Springs philanthropy founded by Lisa and Mitzen, The Giving Circle is embarking on a long-term project to improve teaching and learning at its two schools near Jinja, Uganda. The $60,000 grant from Business for Good, a Mitzen philanthropy that purchases for-profit businesses and spins off their […]
Continue readingMedical Care in Kagoma Gate
Excellent news! The Giving Circle announced today it helped 120 poor and vulnerable villagers with medical problems in October. The Giving Circle’s medical clinics treated patients with illnesses ranging from the flu and coughs to more serious illnesses like malaria and typhoid. The medical clinics at Kagoma Gate and Mutai also delivered five babies, and […]
Continue readingGiving Circle volunteers exemplify generosity, compassion in busy weekend
If compassion, generosity and volunteerism are hallmarks of The Giving Circle, we proved it this past weekend. The Local Projects Committee, led by Ron Deutsch and Mike Gyamathy, among others, pulled off another one of their holiday miracles. A team identified a senior citizen in need — a woman whose home was, literally, collapsing around […]
Continue readingThe Giving Circle’s generosity helps to address food insecurity in Uganda
With Covid-19 restrictions closing schools and increasing unemployment among already impoverished residents of Kagoma Gate, Wairaka and Mutai, founder Mark Bertrand launched an effort to provide relief — and Giving Circle supporters jumped into action. The Giving Circle board approved emergency funds and several benefactors made large donations. This enabled our TGC-Africa team to purchase […]
Continue readingBuilding Projects in Uganda Take Shape
As lockdown restrictions in Uganda ease, work has resumed at several Giving Circle projects that will improve education and healthcare in the villages we serve. At Mutai, an impoverished village, not far from Kagoma Gate, work has resumed at a new medical clinic made possible by the generosity of the Mitzen family and the good […]
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